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Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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` the edge of the lining SAMUEL N. ETT'INGER, OF DORCHESTER,IYIASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N ov. 9, i915.

Application filed March 6, 1913. Serial No. 752,310.

To all 107mm t may concern Be it known that l, SAMUEL N. ETTINGER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Dorchester, in thecounty of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented animprovement in Garments, of which the following` description, inconnection with the accompanying` drawings, is a specification, likecharacters on the drawings representingr like parts.

This invention relates to garments, andV more particularly to the art ofmaking the sleeves thereof.

Heretofore, in making sleeves, considerable diliiculty has beenexperienced in providing sleeves of the correct length. ln a ready madecoat the sleeves are apt to be either too long or too short to suit thewearer and even in coats which are made to order it is frequently foundnecessary to lengthen orshorten one or the other of the sleeves. Thisadjusting of the end of the sleeve is of considerable inconveniencesince it is necessary to rip open seams and turn in or let out thesleeves and then sew the seams together again.

he principal object of the invention is to provide a sleeve constructionwhereby the length of the sleeves may be readily lengthened andshortened without inconvenience.

rfhe character of the invention may be best understood by reference tothe following description of an illustrative embodiment thereof shown inthe accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a side view of a sleeve typifying prior constructions; Fig.2 is a side view of an illustrative sleeve shown herein as embodying theinvention, a portion of the sleeve being broken away to disclose theconstruction thereof; and Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing`the sleeve extended as more fully hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawing, in Fig. l is shown a sleeve constructed asheretofore has been the practice, and which comprises a body portion l,a lining 3, and a filler 5 of thin canvas or other suitable material eX-tending to the edge of the cuff. The end portion of the sleeve is turnedin as at 7, and the lining is carried downto overlap this end portion toa substantial extent and is turned under as at 9 and stitched to saidportion to form a finished seam. This seam is located a substantialdistance in from the edge of the cuff Y stitch the lining' to this inorder that the lining may not be readily visible through the end of thesleeve. If it is desired to change the length of the sleev it isnecessary, forexample to shorten the sleeve, first to rip open the seam9,.. then out off or fold in the end of the lining, fold in the inturnedportion 7 farther and then turned-in portion. The rsleeve is thenpressed to destroy the wrinkle formed by the previous edge of the cuff.All of this requires considerable inconvenience and labor.

eferring now to Figs. 2 and 3, there is shown ari-illustrative sleeveembodying my invention which may be readily lengthened or shortened withnone of the objections above referred to. This sleeve comprises a bodyportion ll, a lining 13 and a stiffening filler l5. The lining isextended down substantially to the edge of the cuff and the edgeportions of the outer fabric of the sleeve and the lining are turned inand sewed together to form a finished seam 17. The stiflening filler l5preferably is carried down and terminates at the edge of the cuil". Theend portion of the cuff thus formed, including the outer fabric, thelining, and the filler, are together turned in to form an adjustableinternal cuff 19, as shown in Fig. 2. The sleeve is of a suilicientlength to permit the turning in of this cuff a substantial distance toprovide the desired eX- tent of fabric from the edge of the cuff toprevent the lining from becoming readily visible. rlhe edge of the cuffis then pressed to form a firm crease presenting a well defined edge,and thesleeve is complete. The sleeve is made somewhat longer than theusual sleeve in order that it may be adjusted to conform to the lengthof the arm of the wearer as desired.

If the sleeve be too long to fit the wearer the internal cud is pulledout and the sleeve is pressed to eliminate the wrinkle formed y theformer edge of the sleeve. The sleeve cuil3 is then turned in a properamount to cause the edge to conform to the arm of the wearer. The sleeveis then pressed as before to present a firm, well defined, linishededge. Similarly, if the sleeve be too short, the cuff is pulled out asbefore and then turned in the proper distance and pressed. Thus thesleeve is readily adjustable to provide the proper length for the arm ofthe wearer without the necessity of the ripping open of any seams andthe restitching thereof; but, on the contrary, by the simple turning inand pressing of the internal Vcuff the sleeve may be given any lengthdesired.

There the sleeve is applied to a ready made coat it may be placed in thesales room without turning in the cuff in the form shown in Fig. 3. Whenthe Coat is Sold the cuil' may be turned in the proper amount to lit thewearer and the edge pressed. By this simple operation the sleeve isadjusted to the length desired. In some eases to prevent inadvertentpulling out of the cuff, as when the arm is inserted in the sleeve, itsinner free end may be caught at dia-metrically opposed points to thelining of the sleeve, or said end may be basted thereto by stitching 21as desired, although this is not indispensable.

Having described one illustrative embodiment of the invention, withoutlimiting the same' thereto, what I ela-im as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1s:

A ready-made sleeve having a turned-in cuff of variable length, saidsleeve comprising an outer fabric and ak lining of equal lengths, andpermanentlyT sewed together at the outer end of the sleeve, saidfouterfabric and lining being extended beyond the normal length of the sleeveto forni an adjustable sleeveshortening-and-lengthening onli, saidlining being continuous from the lower end of the sleeve to the upperend thereof, and attached only at the extreme lower end of the sleeve,and being tree from the outer ,fabric of the sleeve 'from said lower endupwardly, whereby the material may be folded inwardly to form a cuil andwhereby the said lining lies wholly between both layers of the sleevematerial.

ln testimony whereof, 'l have signed my name to this specification, invthe Vpresence of two subscribing witnesses. j

SAMUEL N. TFNGER.l

yWitnesses Y HENRY T. WILLIAMS, ROBERT Hf. Karmann.

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. Washington, D. C.

